Where does “kasiraan” come from?

kasiraan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog sira, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian siraq — to split open.

kasiraan (Tagalog): disrepair; bad condition

Definitions

  1. disrepair; bad condition

Ancestry of “kasiraan”, step by step

kasiraan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog sira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsiradamage; tear; defect
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansiraqto split open

via Tagalog ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogka- -anused to form abstract nouns
2Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian siraq →Every word from Tagalog sira →